Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year's Day in Jam Band History

There aren't a lot of New Year's Day shows, but the artists who play them give their all. Join me tomorrow at 12 noon on WPKN for January 1st in Jam Band History.

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

December 25th in Jam Band History

Radio GoldenSunday Brunch Concert™: Today in Jam Band History

Believe it or not, there have been concerts on Christmas Day. Not a lot, mind  you, but there have been a few. For some artists, like The Malah and Matisyahu, it's an annual tradition. Enjoy!

My Morning Jacket; Santa Claus is Back in Town; WFPK 91.1 Louisville, KY (12/25/2001)
My Morning Jacket; X-mas Curtain (all jazzed up); WFPK 91.1 Louisville, KY (12/25/2001)
The Malah; Rays of Shade; Portofinos, Greenville, SC (12/25/2005)
Matisyahu; Candle; 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (12/25/2005)
Matisyahu; Aish Tamid; 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (12/25/2005)
Matisyahu; Aish pt. 2; 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (12/25/2005)
Strange Shape; Strange Dub Jam; Jazztomate, Bremgarten, Switzerland (12/25/2010)


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Playlist, December 25, 2011

Set One
Frank Zappa; Sleep Dirt; Sleep Dirt (1979/1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution; Sleep Dirt (1979/1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; The Torture Never Stops; Buffalo (2007 Zappa)
[mic break 10:46 a.m.]


Set Two
Pat Metheny; Sound of Silence; What It's All About (2011 Nonesuch)
Donald Fagen; On the Dunes; Kamakiriad (1993 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; N-Lite; Civilization Phaze III (1994 Barking Pumpkin)
Ensemble Ambrosius; Inca Roads; The Zappa Album (2000 BIS)
[mic break 11:33 a.m.]

Set Three
Christian Fabian; Kasiana; West Coast Session (2011 Consolidated Artists Productions)
Ali Ryerson; 1st Gymnopédie; Con Brio! (2011 ACR Music)
Kenny Burrell; Remembering Wes; Tenderly (2011 Highnote)
[Binnie spot]
Richard Cheese; Beat It; I'd Like A Virgin (2005 Surfdog)
McCoy Tyner; My One and Only Love; Atlantis (1975 Milestone)
[mic break 12:08 p.m.]

Set Four
Umphrey's McGee; Joel Solo; Loeb Playhouse, W. Lafayette, IN (12/8/01)
[Carl J. Frano spot]
Umphrey's McGee; Front Porch; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
Umphrey's McGee; Norwegian Wood; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
Umphrey's McGee; Kashmir; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
Umphrey's McGee; Jazz Odyssey; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
Umphrey's McGee; Front Porch; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
[mic break 12:37 p.m.]

Set Five
Joey DeFrancesco; Blues 'n' 3; 40 (2011 Highnote)
Mongo Santamaria; Mazacote; Afro-Roots (1972 Prestige)
[12:55 p.m. mandatory five-minute PSA break]

Sunday Brunch Concert:
Today in Jam Band History
[2:00 p.m.]


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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Playlist, December 18, 2011

The Annual Zappa Birthday Special

Archived Audio Stream

Set One
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Trance Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; The Lost Episodes (2006 Ryko)
[mic break 10:20 a.m.]

Set Two
Frank Zappa; Filthy Habits; Sleep Dirt (1979/1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Chunga's Revenge (1970 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Rudy Wants to Buy Yez a Drink; Chunga's Revenge (1970 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; Chunga's Revenge (1970 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Buffalo (2007 Zappa)[
[mic break 10:55 a.m.]

Set Three
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Doreen; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More, Volume 5 (1992 Ryko)
Frank Zappa; The Black Page; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More, Volume 5 (1992 Ryko)
Ensemble Ambrosius; The Black Page; The Zappa Album (2000 BIS)
Frank Zappa; Them or Us; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Frogs with Dirty Little Lips; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 11:26 a.m.]

Set Four

Frank Zappa; Dog Meat; The Yellow Shark (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Ensemble Ambrosius; The Idiot Bastard Son; The Zappa Album (2000 BIS)
Frank Zappa; Master Ringo; Everything is Healing Nicely (2007 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Wind Up Working in A Gas Station (1976 Warner Bros.)
[mic 11:48 a.m.]

Set Six

Frank Zappa; Black Napkins; Eyes of Osaka)
Mothers of Invention; Brown Shoes Don't Make It; Absolutely Free (1967/1995 Ryko)
Mothers of Invention; America Drinks and Goes Home Absolutely Free (1967/1995 Ryko)
Frank Zappa; Tinseltown Rebellion; Buffalo (2007 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Buffalo Drowning Witch; Buffalo (2007 Zappa)
[mic break 12:57 p.m.]

Set Seven
Mothers of Invention; Bow Tie Daddy; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; Harry You're A Beast; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; Absolutely Free; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; Flower Punk; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; The Legend of the Golden Arches; Uncle Meat (1968)
Frank Zappa; Wild Love; Wanna Buy Some Acid? ()
The Mothers; Call Any Vegetable; Just Another Band From L.A. (1972 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Kung Fu; The Lost Episodes (1996 Ryko)
Frank Zappa; RDNZL; The Lost Episodes (1996 Ryko)
Frank Zappa; Andy; Apollo Theatre, Manchester UK (12/12/79)
Frank Zappa; Inca Roads; Apollo Theatre, Manchester UK (12/12/79)
Frank Zappa; Strictly Genteel; Make A Jazz Noise Here (1990 Barking Pumpkin)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Playlist, December 11, 2011

Set One
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Frank Sinatra; Angel Eyes; The Best of the Best (2011 EMI)
Christian Fabian; On Green Dolphin Street; West Coast Session (2011 Consolidated Artists Productions)
Claudio Roditi; Fantasia; Bons Amigos (2011 Resonance)
Randy Brecker with DR Big Band; All or Nothing at All; THe Jazz Ballad Song Book (2011 Half Note)
[mic break 10:34 a.m.]

Set Two
Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham; You Are My Sunshine; This Is Jazz (2011 Half Note)
The Tierney Sutton Band; On Broadway; American Road (2011 BFM Jazz)
Fred Hersch; Work; Alone at the Vanguard (2011 Palmetto)
Sonny Rollins; In A Sentimental Mood; Road Shows Vol. 2 (2011 Doxy)
[mic break 11:02 a.m.]
Interview with Joe Gallant
Joe Gallant and Illuminati; Estimated Prophet; Terrapin (1999 Which?)

Interview with Mike Rivard
Club D'Elf; Sunshine of Your Love; Electric Moroccoland
Joe Gallant and Illuminati; Sunrise; Terrapin (1999 Which?)
Umphrey's McGee; Booth Love; Death By Stereo (2011 ATO)
[mic break 11:58 a.m.]

Interview with Frank Viele
Frank Viele & Rob Somerville playing live
Doug Munro and La Pompe Attack; Christmas Time Is Here; A Very Gypsy Christmas (2011 GotMusic)

Interview with Rob Somerville
Kung Fu, Gung Ho, Kung Fu

Bad Rooster on the Sunday Brunch Concert
[2:00 p.m.]


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Monday, December 05, 2011

Sunday is going to be busy!

11:00 am – Joe Gallant calls in.
11:30 am – We'll have a chat with Mike Rivard from Club D'Elf.
12:00 noon – Frank Viele will join us in the studio for some music and conversation.
12:30 pm – Stoops and Somerville from Kung Fu stop by the studio for more witty banter.
1:00 pm – The Sunday Brunch Concert with Bad Rooster.

Sunday, December 04, 2011

Playlist, December 4, 2011

Audio Stream
Live playlist on Twitter

Set One
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Kenny Werner; Balloons; Balloons (2011 Half Note)
[mic break 10:28 a.m.]

Set Two
Cinque; Saturday Night, Sunday Morning; Catch a Corner (2012 Alma)
Deep Blue Organ Trio; You Haven't Done Nothin'; Wonderful! (2011 Origin)
Warren Haynes; River's Gonna Rise; Man In Motion (2011 Stax)
Trombone Shorty; The Craziest Things; For True (2011 Verve)
[mic break 10:58 a.m.]

Set Three
Bill W. Talks About the History of the Big Book
The Gasman; Nuqe; Inept Whoop (2009 Centrifuge)
Frank Sinatra; It Was A Very Good Year; The Best of the Best (2011 Capitol/Reprise)
Umphrey's McGee; My Favorite Things; St. Louis 10/24/01 (Podcast #119)
Kung Fu; Killcullen; Kung Fu (2011 Kung Fu)
[mic break 11:36 a.m.]

Set Four

Todd Rundgren; Walking Blues; Johnson (2011 MPCA)
Aphex Twin; Heliosphan; Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992 Apollo)
Michael Pedicin; Home At Last; Ballads … Searching for Peace (2011 The Jazz Hut)
Mace Hibbard; December 18th; Time Gone By (2011 macehibbard.com)
[mic break 12:07 p.m.]

Set Five

Frank Zappa; Dog Breath; The Yellow Shark (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Unclde Meat; The Yellow Shark (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Watermelon in Easter Hay; Palladium, NYC 10/28/1978
Frank Zappa; Regyption Strut; Läther (1996 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 12:32 p.m.]

Interview with Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau; 75 And Sunny

1:00 p.m.

Sunday Brunch Concert: Kelly Kancyr
[2:00 p.m.]


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